State Programs

The State of California, through the California Community College Chancellors Office and the California Student Aid Commission, sponsors financial aid programs which include the California College Promise Grant (formerly known as the Board of Governors Fee Waiver), Cal Grants B and C, Full Time Student Success Grant and the Completion Grant. For more information regarding these programs contact the Financial Aid Office at (661) 763-7762.

California College Promise Grant (formerly known as the BOGW)

The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges adopted regulations to implement the Student Financial Aid Plan to ensure to the greatest extent possible no student who is eligible and desires to attend a community college is denied access as a result of the mandatory enrollment fee.

The enrollment fee will be waived for any student who is a California resident or has an AB540 status at the time of enrollment and:

1. is a recipient of or a dependent of a parent who is a recipient of CalWORKs, SSI, General Assistance; has certification from the California Department of Veterans Affairs that you are eligible for a dependent’s fee waiver; has certification from the National Guard Adjutant General that you are eligible for a dependent’s fee waiver; is eligible as a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, or as a child of a recipient; is eligible as a dependent of a victim of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack; is eligible as a dependent of a deceased law enforcement/fire suppression personnel killed in the line of duty.
2. meets the annual household income (Standard published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Students must complete a California College Promise Grant application, a FAFSA or a Cal Dream application and provide documentation to receive the waiver.